The inaugural Giving Machine in Fresno ran Dec. 11, 2025–Jan. 2, 2026, drawing about 8,800 visits and more than 9,000 charitable purchases; organizers say the effort raised over $190,000 for local nonprofits.
Sun Yung Shin has been named the 2026 Kay Sexton Award winner, a top honor in the Minnesota Book Awards program; she will be honored at the Minnesota Book Awards ceremony on May 6 in St. Paul.
Yuliana Flores-Montes was named the 2026 Emerging Leader at an APEX Everett event attended by about 150 people, chosen from a field of 12 finalists and four finalists. The award, now in its 11th year, honors individuals under 40 doing community work in Snohomish County.
User reviews quoted in the article report that a $25 biotin shampoo-and-conditioner bundle coincided with reduced shedding, new hair growth in thinning areas, and increased thickness within weeks. Multiple customers described softer, less frizzy hair and fewer strands lost during washing.
NASA Mission Control played Mandisa and TobyMac's 2011 song 'Good Morning' as a wake-up track for the Artemis II crew, and NASA has been using wake-up songs for astronauts since 1965.
A Brazilian study of more than 8,000 people aged 60 and over found about 10.9% reported adding salt at the table, with men more likely than women to do so; the habit was associated with dietary patterns linked to higher health risks, researchers reported.
The ASCA Timothy Welsh Fellows Program is accepting applications for the 2026 class focused on facility access in U.S. swimming; the application deadline is May 20, 2026.
A PLOS One analysis of 69 studies involving nearly 3 million people found links between regular physical activity, about seven hours of sleep, and lower late-life dementia risk, while long periods of sitting were associated with higher risk; the combined lifestyle changes were estimated to reduce average late-onset dementia risk from about 11% to about 8%.
A new analysis of nearly 200,000 people age 65 and older found those who received a high‑dose flu vaccine had about a 55 percent lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease; the study’s authors say more research is needed to confirm the finding.
American Girl has reissued the original eight Historical Character dolls for its 40th anniversary; preorders are open and the company says dolls will begin shipping May 1 from AmericanGirl.com and retail locations.
